Underplayed Gems

Nishir Daak (2025)

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Length
1 season, 6 episodes
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How it feels

Six PhD students visit a village to research a lost classical singer. They become trapped by a curse and discover the village is haunted.

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What happens

Nishir Daak is a 2025 Indian Bengali language folk horror supernatural thriller web series streaming on "Hoichoi". Conceptualized by Aryaa Ray and written by Sreejib, the series has been directed by Joydip Mukherjee. Produced by Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, the series stars Surangana Bandyopadhyay and Sreeja Dutta in the lead roles. Rik Chatterjee, Sweta Mishra, Arunava Dey and Anubhav Kanjilal played other pivotal roles. The series revolves around six PhD students who go to Sonamukhi village to gather details about a lost classical singer Nishigandha Bhaduri. Reaching there, they unknowingly get trapped in Nishi 's curse and realize that the village is haunted from Nishir daak. Sumit Chowdhury has done the editing while the cinematography has been handled by Tuban. It was streamed on "Hoichoi" on 17 October 2025, on the occasion of Kali Puja and Bhoot Chaturdashi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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